Safe, Affirming, and Productive Spaces: Classroom Engagement Among Latina High School Students

Urban Education

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 490-528

  Cooper, Kristy S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

case studies; high school; Hispanic students; programs; subjects; urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878905285     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085912457164     Document Type: Article

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